Over the Hills and Far Away

200, 300 & 400km Audax Rides Saturday 10th February 2018

Journey from the city into the depths of the Blue Mountains and Beyond. Witness speculator scenery throughout the mountains and rolling farmlands. Those tackling the 400 will be rewarded with the awesome experience of riding through the Grand Arch.

Organiser Contact Details: Tim Emslie Address: 1/22 Herbert St, West Ryde NSW, 2114 Mobile: 0417 467 814 Email: [email protected]

Entry Fees: • Audax or Cycling Australia members: $6 (please bring your membership card). • Nonmembers: $16 (includes a $10 temporary membership surcharge which is required for insurance purposes).

Registration: Online entry is available at: https://www.audax.org.au/portal/rides/register-calendar/803- over-the-hills-and-far-away-2018 Entries close at 12:00pm on Friday 9th February 2018

Start Location: Anzac Park, Corner of Anzac Ave & Herbert Ave, West Ryde

Finish Location: 7 Eleven Service Station, Corner of Hermitage Rd & Victoria Rd West Ryde

Note the potential alternate finish location for the 200: Pages Café, 28 West Parade, West Ryde

Start Time: The ride starts at 6:00am sharp. Please arrive by 5:45am for admin and light check. Please arrive ready for the lighting and reflective vest inspection.

Lighting: The maximum ride time for all rides is outside daylight hours, therefore Audax lighting rules do apply. Lighting rules can be viewed on the Audax website (follow the links below). There will be an inspection prior to commencing the ride. Lighting: http://audax.org.au/public/images/stories/Documents/lightingrequirements.pdf Reflective Vest: http://audax.org.au/public/images/stories/Documents/reflectivegarments.pdf

Food/water: This ride is unsupported however food and water is readily available along the route and at the control locations. Public toilets are available at the control locations.

Cancellation: Should you have to cancel at the last minute, please send me a text message before the ride start. My mobile number is at the top of this document. A credit note for the full entry fee will be issued to you if you cancel any time prior to the ride start.

Post Ride: Your brevet cards will be processed after the ride and then sent back to you. Therefore, when you have finished you may send the brevet card in the post (address is at the top of the document). In the event that we finish at the same time then of course you may hand the card straight to me. The easiest option would be for you to pop it straight in my letterbox after finishing.

Terrain: Please note that both the 300km and 400km routes contain two short sections of dirt. The first is within the spectacular Megalong Valley and the second on the final climb up towards Mount Victoria. Both roads see somewhat regular traffic from locals and are hard packed. Special wider tyres will not be required.

Cold Weather: The Blue Mountains can get extremely cold in winter. It is quite conceivable that the temperature could get well below 5 degrees and even lower with a wind chill. I would highly recommend that each and every rider come well prepared for the cold weather. Your experience will be far more enjoyable if you do.

Scenery: The scenery on these rides (especially the 300 & 400) is arguably some of if not the best that you will ever see on a ride based out of Sydney. Make sure you pack your smart phone or camera!

Into the Hills - 200km Route

Checkpoint Locations:

Checkpoint Distance Covered Opening Times Anzac Park, West Ryde 0 kilometres 6:00 Glenbrook 55 kilometres 7:52 to 9:44 Leura 108 kilometres 9:36 to 13:12 Penrith 156 kilometres 11:12 to 16:24 West Ryde 206 kilometres 12:52 to 19:30

Overview Map: The course has been mapped on Ride With GPS and can be found on the link provided below. From here you can download the .tcx file to be uploaded to your Garmin. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26820317

Elevation Profile:

Cue Sheet:

Into the Hills - 200km Audax Ride Directions Leg (km) Total (km) START: ANZAC PARK (Head north on Anzac Ave) 0 0 R @ Wattle St 0.1 0.11 R @ Hermitage Rd 0.2 0.28 R @ Macpherson St 0.9 1.15 R @ See St 0.1 1.27 R @ Constitution Rd 0.4 1.66 L @ Railway Rd 0.1 1.73 R @ Meadowbank Rail Bridge Cycleway 0.2 1.95 L @ Blaxland Rd 0.9 2.83 Cross Leeds Street towards Boat Ramp 0.1 2.98 L @ Rhodes Foreshore Cycleway 0.1 3.1 R @ Cycleway to enter Bicentennial Park 1.8 4.94 R @ Cycleway towards Olympic Park 0.9 5.8 R @ Cycleway 0.3 6.09 R @ Bennelong Parkway 1.5 7.55 R @ Hill Rd 0.7 8.28 L @ Carpark and continue to the far side 0 8.3 Left U-Turn onto Cycleway 0.1 8.4 Veer Left 2.1 10.55 Veer Right 0.1 10.69 S @ Adderley St East 1.1 11.8 S @ Cycleway 0.4 12.18 Cross @ Lights 0 12.22 S @ Cycleway 0 12.27 S @ Adderley St West 0 12.3 S @ Duck River Cycleway 1.4 13.68 L @ Martha St 0.7 14.36 R @ Cycleway 0.4 14.79 S @ Cycleway 1 15.83 R @ Cycleway 2.2 17.99 Cross 2 Cycleway 0.2 18.17 Cross Coleman St and Turn Right onto Cycleway 0.8 18.95 L @ Cycleway 0.1 19.04 R @ Cycleway 0.5 19.57 Onto Allen Street 0.5 20.06 R @ Cumberland Hwy 0.8 20.86 CHECKPOINT: GLENBROOK (Upon leaving continue along Great 34.5 55.4 Western Highway L @ Blue Mtns Dr 42.1 97.53 R @ Bathurst Rd 0.1 97.61 L @ Valley Rd 0.1 97.76 R @ Cliff Dr 2 99.77 R @ Cliff Drive 2.2 102 R @ Cliff Drive 0.4 102.39 R @ Echo Point Rd 0.7 103.05 L @ Cliff Drive 0.4 103.48 R @ Cliff Drive 1.7 105.22 L @ Leura Mall 1.8 107.03 CHECKPOINT: LEURA (Upon leaving continue along Leura Mall) 1 108.06 R @ Great Western Hwy (dir: Penrith/Sydney) 0.3 108.4 L @ Sinclair Cres (dir: Wentworth Falls Lake 2 110.41 Directions Leg (km) Total (km) R @ Station St 2.7 113.11 L @ Railway Parade 0.1 113.19 R @ Lurnea St 6.4 119.58 L @ Loftus St 0.5 120.07 R @ Queens Rd 2 122.05 L @ Great Western Hwy 0 122.08 L @ Railway Parade 19.5 141.57 R @ Railway Parade 0 141.6 S @ Wilson Way 3.4 145.04 R @ Wilson Way 1 146.03 L @ Mitchells Pass 0.4 146.45 R @ Lawson St 9.3 155.7 L @ High St 0.1 155.84 CHECKPOINT: PENRITH (upon leaving continue along High St) 0.7 156.55 R @ Great Western Hwy 0.2 156.7 L @ Parker St (dir: Windsor) 0.3 157 R @ Dunheved Rd (dir: Werrington) 1.7 158.67 S @ Christie St (dir: Dunheved) 4.1 162.81 L @ Forrester Rd (dir: Mt Druitt) 1.8 164.6 R @ Forester Rd (dir: Mt Druitt) 0.4 165.02 R @ Palmyra Ave 2.2 167.24 L @ Luxford Rd 0.4 167.62 L @ Rooty Hill Rd North 4.8 172.45 R @ Richmond Rd (dir: Blacktown) 0.7 173.17 L @ M7 Cycleway 0.1 173.26 R @ Old Windsor Rd Cycleway 10.4 183.66 L @ Caroline Chisholm Dr 2.8 186.47 R @ Windsor Rd 3.8 190.29 L @ Grose St 3.3 193.55 R @ Macarthur St 0.9 194.44 L @ Thomas St 0.4 194.88 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.8 195.67 L @ Brodie St 0.6 196.32 R @ Alan St 0.1 196.41 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0 196.46 S @ South St 0.4 196.91 R @ Pike St 0.3 197.23 S @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.5 197.68 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 197.78 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 3.5 201.29 R @ Cycleway 0.7 202 R @ Wharf Rd 0.2 202.24 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 202.32 R @ Lancaster Ave 0.2 202.51 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.4 202.91 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 203.02 S @ Bowden St 0.9 203.88 L @ Parkes St 1.8 205.65 L @ Hermitage Rd 0.6 206.24 FINISH: WEST RYDE (If going for a post ride coffee, continue on to 0.4 206.64 Pages Cafe on the far side of the Railway Station)

Over the Hills - 300km Route

Checkpoint Locations:

Checkpoint Distance Covered Opening Times Anzac Park, West Ryde 0 kilometres 6:00 Blackheath 107 kilometres 9:34 to 13:03 Lithgow 174 kilometres 11:48 to 17:36 Penrith 265 kilometres 14:50 to 23:40 West Ryde 315 kilometres 16:30 to 2:00 (11th Feb)

Elevation Profile:

Cue Sheet:

Over the Hills - 300km Audax Ride Directions Leg (km) Total (km) START: ANZAC PARK (Head north on Anzac Ave) 0 0 R @ Wattle St 0.1 0.11 R @ Hermitage Rd 0.2 0.27 R @ Macpherson St 0.9 1.14 R @ See St 0.1 1.27 R @ Constitution Rd 0.4 1.66 L @ Railway Rd 0.1 1.72 R @ Meadowbank Rail Bridge Cycleway 0.2 1.95 L @ Blaxland Rd 0.9 2.83 Cross Leeds Street towards Boat Ramp 0.1 2.95 L @ Rhodes Foreshore Cycleway 0.1 3.07 R @ Cycleway to enter Bicentennial Park 1.8 4.92 R @ Cycleway towards Olympic Park 0.9 5.78 R @ Cycleway 0.3 6.07 R @ Bennelong Parkway 1.5 7.53 R @ Hill Rd 0.7 8.25 L @ Carpark and continue to the far side 0 8.28 Left U-Turn onto Cycleway 0.1 8.38 Veer Left 2.1 10.51 Veer Right 0.1 10.66 S @ Adderley St East 1.1 11.78 S @ Cycleway 0.4 12.16 Cross @ Lights 0 12.19 S @ Cycleway 0.1 12.24 S @ Adderley St West 0 12.27 S @ Duck River Cycleway 1.4 13.65 L @ Martha St 0.7 14.33 R @ Cycleway 0.4 14.76 S @ Cycleway 1 15.8 R @ Cycleway 2.2 17.95 Cross 2 Cycleway 0.4 18.33 Cross Coleman St and Turn Right onto Cycleway 0.8 19.13 L @ Cycleway 0.1 19.2 R @ Cycleway 0.5 19.73 Onto Allen Street 0.5 20.23 R @ Cumberland Hwy 0.8 21.05 L @ M4 Motorway (dir: Blacktown) 0 21.1 CHECKPOINT: BLACKHEATH (Upon leaving, continue along Great Western Highway) 85.9 106.96 L @ Coxs River Rd 12.3 119.28 R @ Lowther Siding Rd 13 132.33 L @ Jenolan Caves Rd (dir: Jenolan Caves) 3.3 135.63 R @ Rydal Hampton Rd (dir: Rydal) 7.1 142.74 R @ Rydal Sodwalls Tarana Rd 16.9 159.67 L @ Great Western Hwy (dir: Lithgow) 11 170.67 R @ Main St (dir: Lithgow) 3.2 173.89

CHECKPOINT: LITHGOW (Upon leaving continue along Main St - Alternate cafes to Maccas available 0.1 173.96 further along Main St) R @ Lithgow St (dir: Windsor) 1.5 175.48 L @ Bells Line of Rd (dir: Windsor) 0.1 175.56 R @ Mort St 1.5 177.09 R @ Hartley Valley Rd 0.8 177.89 Directions Leg (km) Total (km) S @ Hartley Vale Rd 7 184.87 R @ Darling Causeway 7.9 192.76 L @ Great Western Hwy (dir: Katoomba) 6.1 198.82 L @ Railway Parade 51.1 249.92 R @ Railway Parade 0 249.95 S @ Wilson Way 3.4 253.39 R @ Wilson Way 1 254.37 L @ Mitchells Pass 0.4 254.8 R @ Lawson St 9.3 264.05 L @ High St 0.1 264.19 CHECKPOINT: PENRITH (Upon leaving, continue along High St) 0.7 264.91 R @ Great Western Hwy 0.1 265.05 L @ Parker St (dir: Windsor) 0.3 265.35 R @ Dunheved Rd (dir: Werrington) 1.7 267.02 S @ Christie St (dir: Dunheved) 4.1 271.16 L @ Forrester Rd (dir: Mt Druitt) 1.8 272.95 R @ Forester Rd (dir: Mt Druitt) 0.5 273.47 R @ Palmyra Ave 2.2 275.69 L @ Luxford Rd 0.4 276.07 L @ Rooty Hill Rd North 4.8 280.91 R @ Richmond Rd (dir: Blacktown) 0.7 281.62 L @ M7 Cycleway 0.1 281.72 R @ M7 Cycleway 0.2 281.88 R @ Old Windsor Rd Cycleway 10.2 292.11 L @ Caroline Chisholm Dr 2.8 294.93 R @ Windsor Rd 3.8 298.74 L @ Grose St 3.3 302.01 R @ Macarthur St 0.9 302.9 L @ Thomas St 0.4 303.33 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.8 304.12 L @ Brodie St 0.6 304.77 R @ Alan St 0.1 304.87 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0 304.92 S @ South St 0.4 305.37 R @ Pike St 0.3 305.69 S @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.6 306.25 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.2 306.44 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 3.5 309.96 R @ Cycleway 0.7 310.67 R @ Wharf Rd 0.2 310.91 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 310.99 R @ Lancaster Ave 0.2 311.18 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.4 311.58 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.2 311.79 S @ Bowden St 0.9 312.65 L @ Parkes St 1.8 314.43 L @ Hermitage Rd 0.6 315.01 FINISH: WEST RYDE 0.4 315.41

Over the Hills and Far Away - 400km Route

Checkpoint Locations:

Checkpoint Distance Covered Opening Times Anzac Park, West Ryde 0 kilometres 6:00 Blackheath 107 kilometres 9:34 to 13:03 Jenolan Caves 170 kilometres 11:40 to 17:20 Lithgow 251 kilometres 14:22 to 22:44 Penrith 343 kilometres 17:26 to 4:52 (11th Feb) West Ryde 401 kilometres 19:22 to 9:00 (11th Feb)

Elevation Profile:

Cue Sheet: Over the Hills and Far Away - 400km Audax Ride Directions Leg (km) Total (km) START: ANZAC PARK (Head north on Anzac Ave) 0 0 R @ Wattle St 0.1 0.11 R @ Hermitage Rd 0.2 0.27 R @ Macpherson St 0.9 1.14 R @ See St 0.1 1.27 R @ Constitution Rd 0.4 1.66 L @ Railway Rd 0.1 1.72 R @ Meadowbank Rail Bridge Cycleway 0.2 1.95 L @ Blaxland Rd 0.9 2.83 Cross Leeds Street towards Boat Ramp 0.1 2.95 L @ Rhodes Foreshore Cycleway 0.1 3.07 R @ Cycleway to enter Bicentennial Park 1.8 4.92 R @ Cycleway towards Olympic Park 0.9 5.77 R @ Cycleway 0.3 6.06 R @ Bennelong Parkway 1.5 7.53 R @ Hill Rd 0.7 8.24 L @ Carpark and continue to the far side 0 8.26 Left U-Turn onto Cycleway 0.1 8.36 Veer Left 2.1 10.5 Veer Right 0.2 10.65 S @ Adderley St East 1.1 11.76 S @ Cycleway 0.4 12.14 Cross @ Lights 0 12.18 S @ Cycleway 0 12.23 S @ Adderley St West 0 12.26 S @ Duck River Cycleway 1.4 13.64 L @ Martha St 0.7 14.32 R @ Cycleway 0.4 14.75 S @ Cycleway 1 15.79 R @ Cycleway 2.2 17.94 Cross 2 Cycleway 0.4 18.32 Cross Coleman St and Turn Right onto Cycleway 1.1 19.4 L @ Cycleway 0.1 19.47 R @ Cycleway 0.5 20 Onto Allen Street 0.8 20.76 R @ Cumberland Hwy 0.8 21.59 L @ M4 Motorway (dir: Blacktown) 0 21.63 CHECKPOINT: BLACKHEATH (Upon leaving, continue along Great Western Highway) 85.9 107.52 L @ Coxs River Rd 12.3 119.87 R @ Lowther Siding Rd 13 132.91 L @ Jenolan Caves Rd (dir: Jenolan Caves) 3.3 136.22 CHECKPOINT: JENOLAN CAVES (Upon leaving, continue along Jenolan Caves Rd) 33.6 169.83 R @ Ross St (dir: Oberon) 28.4 198.23 L @ Oberon St (dir: Bathurst) 0.4 198.64 R @ North St 0.4 199.03 R @ Mutton Falls Rd (dir: Tarana) 19.9 218.94 R @ Mutton Falls Rd 4.3 223.22 S @ Rydal Sodwalls Tarana Rd 0.5 223.74 R @ Rydal Hampton Rd 13.9 237.6 L @ Rydal Sodwalls Tarana Rd 0.1 237.67 L @ Great Western Hwy (dir: Lithgow) 11 248.67 R @ Main St (dir: Lithgow) 3.1 251.78 Directions Leg (km) Total (km) CHECKPOINT: LITHGOW (Upon leaving continue along Main St - Alternate cafes available further along Main St) 0.1 251.84 R @ Lithgow St (dir: Windsor) 1.5 253.37 L @ Bells Line of Rd (dir: Windsor) 0.1 253.45 R @ Mort St 1.7 255.19 R @ Hartley Valley Rd 0.8 255.99 S @ Hartley Vale Rd 7 262.97 R @ Darling Causeway 7.9 270.85 L @ Great Western Hwy (dir: Katoomba) 6.1 276.91 L @ Railway Parade 51.1 328.02 R @ Railway Parade 0 328.05 S @ Wilson Way 3.4 331.49 R @ Wilson Way 1 332.47 L @ Mitchells Pass 0.4 332.9 R @ Lawson St 9.3 342.15 L @ High St 0.1 342.29 CHECKPOINT: PENRITH (Upon leaving, continue along High St) 0.7 343 R @ Great Western Hwy 0.2 343.15 L @ Parker St (dir: Windsor) 0.3 343.44 R @ Dunheved Rd (dir: Werrington) 1.7 345.11 S @ Christie St (dir: Dunheved) 4.1 349.26 R @ Forrester Rd 1.8 351.05 L @ Glossop St 1.1 352.11 L @ Debrincat Ave 0.5 352.65 R @ Aurora Drive 1.6 354.25 L @ Luxford Rd 0.6 354.87 R @ Carlisle Ave 4.3 359.22 L @ Woodstock Ave (dir: Blacktown) 3.1 362.31 L @ M7 Cycleway 2.6 364.93 L @ M7 Cycleway 0.2 365.1 R @ Old Windsor Rd Cycleway 13.4 378.49 L @ Caroline Chisholm Drive 2.8 381.28 R @ Windsor Rd 3.8 385.06 L @ Grose St 3.3 388.32 R @ Macarthur St 0.9 389.21 L @ Thomas St 0.4 389.65 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.8 390.44 L @ Brodie St 0.6 391.09 R @ Alan St 0.1 391.19 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0 391.24 S @ South St 0.4 391.68 R @ Pike St 0.3 392 S @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.5 392.46 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 392.55 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.6 393.1 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 3 396.12 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.7 396.82 R @ Wharf Rd 0.2 397.07 L @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 397.15 R @ Lancaster Ave 0.2 397.34 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.4 397.74 R @ Parramatta Valley Cycleway 0.1 397.84 S @ Bowden St 0.9 398.7 L @ Parkes St 1.8 400.48 L @ Hermitage Rd 0.6 401.06 FINISH: WEST RYDE 0.4 401.46